Insulation Services Before & After Photos

Owners Josh and Sydney called us to improve the comfort and efficiency of their 130 year old home.

 Upon inspection many deficiencies were discovered including very inadequate insulation, large air gaps and over 100 years of dirt and pest droppings.

 Foreman Mike Y. and his team first removed all of the insulation, dirt and debris out of the attic. Next they air sealed the attic and properly insulated with cellulose insulation to R60 to give the optimum results.

A Cape Cod home is a story-and-a-half design. Most Capes have second-floor bedrooms featuring 4-foot kneewalls and two sections of sloped ceiling. The sloped ceiling sections usually rise to meet a narrow horizontal ceiling in the center of the house. Most Capes have triangular attics behind the second-floor kneewalls and a tiny third-floor attic that is too cramped to stand up in. If you squeeze behind the kneewall in a Cape, you never know what you’ll see. You might see a space with no insulation at all — or perhaps just some thin insulation between the kneewall studs. You might see a space with insulation on the floor, but not along the roof slope.You might see a space with insulation everywhere — on the floor, between the studs of the kneewall, and following the roof slope — with all of the insulation in terrible shape.You will almost never see any attempts at air sealing work.

The basic problem with a Cape is that most examples have a poorly defined thermal boundary. Should the triangular attics behind the kneewalls be considered indoor space or outdoor space? From a building science perspective, the answer is clear — these attics should be inside the home’s thermal boundary. However, most builders don’t have the foggiest idea where the thermal boundary in a Cape belongs. That’s why builders and homeowners are always scratching their heads when they contemplate where to put the insulation in a Cape.

This is why you should call the professionals at Home Environment Solutions! 

This Toronto, OH customer had heating and cooling ducts in his Attic.  In the summer time temperatures in the attic would reach well over a 100 degrees, making his air conditioner work extra to keep the house cool.  Using spray foam we added several inches of insulation to his ducts.  Increasing the amount of insulation on your ducts in the attic will extend the life of your air conditioner and lower your energy cost but more importantly keep you cool in the summer! 

Mark was struggling with high energy bills in his Follansbee, WV home.   He called Home Environment Solutions to schedule a free in-home energy audit to try to get the bills under control.   When Russ arrived to perform the inspection he found the attic poorly insulated and explained to Mark how the stack effect was letting all of his money escape.   

The HES team arrived and got to work fixing the problem.   The removed the old insulation and began air sealing the attic and rim joist to stop the warm air inside the home from escaping.  They then added blown in cellulose to stop the heat loss.   Marks home is now more energy efficient and more cost efficient.   

Mark was struggling with high energy bills in his Follansbee, WV home.   He called Home Environment Solutions to schedule a free in-home energy audit to try to get the bills under control.   When Russ arrived to perform the inspection he found the attic poorly insulated and explained to Mark how the stack effect was letting all of his money escape.   

The HES team arrived and got to work fixing the problem.   The removed the old insulation and began air sealing the attic and rim joist to stop the warm air inside the home from escaping.  They then added blown in cellulose to stop the heat loss.   Marks home is now more energy efficient and more cost efficient.